I want to share the things that help me get through the work days I feel like I can — or have to — get through. These aren’t cures, and this list isn’t comprehensive. But they help me avoid breaking myself further. And if something different helps you, I’d love to hear about it.

More than one in four U.S. adults live with at least one disability. Most workplaces have policies meant to support and protect disabled employees. But in my experience, the burden of proving you’re worthy of that support falls squarely on your own shoulders.